Doctors warn of a Royal Commission into detention abuse - Sarah Whyte for The Sydney Morning Herald

Doctors have warned that a royal commission on child abuse of minors in detention could be inevitable, as a report shows 80 per cent of paediatricians believe offshore processing of children constitutes abuse.

The research paper, Australia's treatment of refugee and asylum seeker children: the views of Australian paediatricians, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, also found gaps in paediatricians' knowledge of asylum seeker health.